About Joe McPartlin
Lived 1938 – 2013 (aged 75). Joe McPartlin was an athlete and rugby union player.
Joseph James McPartlin (12 June 1938 – 24 October 2013) is a Scottish former international rugby union player.
McPartlin was born in West Hartlepool, Durham, to parents from Glasgow. He attended Wimbledon College.
A three-time Oxford blue, McPartlin was capped by Scotland while a varsity player, making six Five Nations appearances between 1960 and 1962. He captained Oxford University in the 1962 Varsity match.
McPartlin taught at St Edward's School in Oxford for 34 years.
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Who was Joe McPartlin?
Scottish international rugby union player
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Joe McPartlin was born on 12 June 1938 in Hartlepool.
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Joe McPartlin died on 24 October 2013.
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Joe McPartlin was an athlete and rugby union player.
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